High Fidelity
Nick Hornby
  - Penguin Books
  - $14.00

This novel supplies you with a dose of fiction that won't make your brain hurt. You'll laugh, you may even cry and your knowledge of music will considerably expand.

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Egotrips' Big Book of Racism
Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Chairman Jefferson Mao,
Gabriel Alvarez and Brent Rollins
  - Harper Collins
  - $22.95

Being P.C. is boring. This book explores racist stereotypes all while having a good laugh-read through intriguing pieces like "Christine Aguilera vs. Cameron Diaz: Who's More Latin?"

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Handcrafted Soap
Delores Boone
  - Writers' Digest
  - $22.99

Why go to Safeway and buy a Dove bar when you can make your own soap at home? What else do you have to do on a lazy Sunday than whip up a batch of yummy smelling bars of your own creation?

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The Best American Erotica 2003
Edited by Susie Bright
  - Simon & Schuster
  - $14.00

Ah Yeah! That's right - crack this anthology open and feel the love. Lock your bedroom door and get under the covers 'cause you'll be perusing this baby for a while.

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Blache Passes Go
Barbara Neely
  - Penguin Books
  - $5.99

Grab this paperback and go to the beach! Once you pick up this witty and refreshing mystery, you'll be hooked.

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I Thought My Father Was God:
And Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project
Edited by Paul Auster
  - St. Martin's Press-Trade
  - $15.00

Mr. Auster's open call for personal stories on the famed radio show All Things Considered has produced a collection of funny, tongue-in-cheek stories from around the country.

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I'm the One that I Want
Margaret Cho
  - Random House
  - $14.95

San Francisco native and resident goddess Miss Cho offers her outrageous thoughts on life-laugh your ass of before you start the week.

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Moosewood Restaurant New Classics
The Moosewood Collective (Food Section)
  - Random House
  - $19.95

Weasel your way into the hearts and stomachs of your friends and family by making them a Sunday dinner to die for - the best thing is that this cookbook is all vegetarian yet sinfully delicious.

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Introducing Nietzsche
Laurence Gane and Kitty Chan
  - National Book Network
  - $11.95

A little philosophy never killed anyone. Become a nihilist overnight - this Nietzsche for dummies is complete with illustrations and remarks that will have you questioning your own existence.

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CraftyGirl's Fun & Games: Things to Make and Do
Jennifer Traig
  - Chronicle Books
  - $12.95

This bright book will have you wading amidst glitter, felt, and crayons with pure glee! Make birthday presents and just plain I-love-you gifts from scratch using this creative how-to guide.

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